The NCAA forced University of Illinois to stop using the image of Chief Illiniwek or be removed from the NCAA. If SD isn’t careful with this legislation, the same thing will happen there. And SD wouldn’t be able to attract athletes to their colleges. So she’s correct in saying she needs to build a coalition of states to stand up to the NCAA, as well as to carefully craft this bill to avoid legal issues. She didn’t do a very good job of explaining her position.
The NCAA forced University of Illinois to stop using the image of Chief Illiniwek or be removed from the NCAA. If SD isn’t careful with this legislation, the same thing will happen there. And SD wouldn’t be able to attract athletes to their colleges. So she’s correct in saying she needs to build a coalition of states to stand up to the NCAA, as well as to carefully craft this bill to avoid legal issues. She didn’t do a very good job of explaining her position.